Pride and Party: June’s Family-Friendly LGBTQ Events in KW🌈

This guide highlights the best family-friendly Pride events happening in KW this June. From lively parades to fun meetups, we’ve rounded up the top spots where everyone can join in the fun and show their support!

## CELEBRATE PRIDE RIDE | Third Annual Pride Ride 📍Gaukel Block, 44 Gaukel St, Kitchener, ON N2G 4P3 ON Canada 📅Fri, Jun 7 @ 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Celebrate Bike Month and Pride Month with a fun, casual bike ride on Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m. We’ll start and end the ride at Gaukel Block. Decorate your bike to win prizes and increase visibility of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Hosted by the City of Kitchener, Spectrum, Camino Well-Being and OK2BME.

## Families Under the Rainbow: Game On! 📍Waterloo Public Library - Eastside Branch, 2001 University Ave E, Waterloo, ON N2K 4K4 📅Sat, June 08 @ 10:30am - 12:30pm Families Under the Rainbow is hosting a morning of giant games and board games for children ages 5 to 10 with a caregiver in a safe and welcoming space. This free event is designed to foster a sense of belonging for 2SLGBTQ+ children, their families, and allies.

## WOOLWICH PRIDE 📍Gibson Park, 17 First Street W. Elmira, ON 📅Sun, June 15, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join the 2SLGBTQ+ community in celebrating Woolwich Pride, a free, family-friendly event that is open to the public. Enjoy food, music, magic, face painting, and so much more!

## Conversations for Community Care 2SLGBTQIA+ Mental Health 📍Idea Exchange | Old Post Office, 12 Water St S, Cambridge 📅Thurs, June 20, 2024 @ 6:15 p.m.- 7:45 p.m. Presented by Porchlight and Idea Exchange, Conversations for Community Care: 2SLGBTQIA+ Mental Health: A panel conversation and Q&A around the unique mental health pressures facing LGBTQIA+ individuals and resources to help manage them.

## PRIDE MARKET AND RAINBOW ELDERS PANEL 📍Schneider Haus, 466 Queen St S, Kitchener, ON N2G 1W7 ON Canada Sat, June 22 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Our event will have something for everybody with an amazing lineup of vendors, LIVE music performed by Coraline James, a panel discussion with Rainbow Elders and story time and crafts with the Kitchener Public Library. Support our wonderful community and enjoy free PRIDE cookies and glitter tattoos all afternoon long!

## OutReach Social (June 2024) - Pride Month Trivia 📍THEMUSEUM, 10 King Street West Second Floor Lounge Kitchener, ON N2G 1A3 📅Wed, June 26 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Test your knowledge of 2SLGBTQIA+ history, pop culture, and more. Trivia will be done in small teams, so you'll have the opportunity to meet new people while having fun! Doors open at 5:30 pm and trivia will start at 6 pm. There is no fee to attend.